Surf Forecast Surf Report

Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.3
NE
1
S
0.4
NE
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)11114411411665568761079109999999910101010101010101010101010101010101010109995566667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1118242518303152342425199856242116277278100866482827679115771047878777771505050515131313130303029282828285172102124123151273381456
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
E
0
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.69
12:19AM
1.85
12:36PM
1.67
1:10AM
1.86
1:34PM
1.68
2:04AM
1.88
2:36PM
1.73
3:01AM
1.92
3:38PM
1.81
3:58AM
1.98
4:38PM
1.92
4:54AM
2.03
5:35PM
2.03
5:50AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.39
6:40AM
0.50
6:49PM
0.41
7:34AM
0.46
7:44PM
0.42
8:30AM
0.39
8:44PM
0.41
9:27AM
0.30
9:45PM
0.38
10:23AM
0.20
10:46PM
0.32
11:18AM
0.10
11:45PM
0.26
12:12PM
0.02
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset--5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:21-------5:20-------5:20-------5:19-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151615131212121213141514141515151616161615151414141516151414151414161616161615151416161616161616161617171716171717171717
Feels °C (?)1111986778891010121313131513131515141313131515151211131112141313131413141215141514141414141314141515151516161515
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